Joe Grahe vs. John Michaels — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Michaels
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Michaels built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grahe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.614 compared to 5.13 and 1.587 for John Michaels. By the career numbers, Joe Grahe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and John Michaels

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.12
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.89
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.13
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
11.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.79
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812
40.74
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
41.28
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
37.93
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and John Michaels

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and John Michaels

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
29
790.91
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
14.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
John Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA